Regarding tap and go payments on buses, metro and trams in both cities - do you tap just once when you get on, or do you have to tap again before getting off? Thanks. Read More

Debating Where To Go This Summer I recently got 2 weeks of vacation due to switching jobs and I have flexibility to either take it any 2 week timeframe between early ish June and mid July. So one example is leaving Saturday June 15th and coming back July 1st, which means 14 full days in Europe. I'm in my mid 20s and just looking to relax afte... Read More

I was considering. a trip to Berlin in mid July ( thx for your input), but the thought of changing flights turned me to another( direct flight) destination. I have visited Amsterdam many times over the years, the last was a short stay about 7/8 years ago. During my previous visits to the city I made day trips to Haarlem, Hague, Brussels, Bruges ..... Read More

Hello, Our family (2a,2c) is planning our first trip to Europe from mid September to early October. After some research I think this will be best for us: London - 4 nights paris - 5 nights agvinon - 2 nights nice - 2 nights Vienna -2 nights grindelwald - 3 nights lucern or Zurich - 2 nights (then fly out late back to Australia) I initially planned... Read More

Could I get help with my itinerary? Two weeks flying in and out of Tokyo in August with my wife and 19-year old daughter. [list] [*]Tokyo (4 nights) – Aug 8, 9, 10, 11 [list] [*]3 days Tokyo [*]1 day trip - Hokone [/list] [*]Kyoto (4 nights) – Aug 12, 13, 14, 15 [list] [*]2 days Kyoto [*]Day Trip - Nara [*]Day Trip - Osaka (Spend the da... Read More

September 2025 is an age away, but I'm looking ahead to 2025 as I need to do a bit of juggling with work and a family reunion overseas. We'd like to try to do about three weeks in Spain and one week in Italy from early Sept to early October. This would be our third trip to Italy and our first to Spain. Mainly heading back to Italy for the food a... Read More

Here's a report on our recent trip to Puglia (with a few nights in Matera), at the very end of April, through mid May. We were away for 19 nights total, including overnight flight and last night in a B&B near Milan MXP prior to flight home, so 17 nights in Puglia/Basilicata. Flights: Delta round-... Read More

Hi, My wife and I are planning a trip to Rome from September 27th to October 13th, and we have a few questions: [list=1] [*]Do Americans need a visa for Italy? [*]What are some good 3-star hotels in Rome that are clean, affordable, in a SAFE area, and within walking distance of major tour... Read More

Hello I'm leaving the US tomorrow and flying to Zurich where I'll be renting a car from Hertz. We'll be driving through France, Switzerland and Germany. After researching countries requiring International Drivers Permits I thought I wouldn't need one. Now I'm seeing various opinions about this. I know its probably a good idea if I have to deal wit... Read More

Hi I have been to Barcelona previously. My husband bought plane tickets to Madrid roundtrip to plan for my 60th birthday. Since I love to plan, this is part of my gift! So far, I have night 1 in Madrid. We have an 8 hour coach flight and it is probably best to relax in a nice hotel for one night. I have 3 nights in Seville, 2 nights Granada, 1 n... Read More

Central Asia. Where exactly is it? How is it defined? Well, it depends... The most widely accepted definition of the region incorporates the five former Soviet republics of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and Tajikistan. More expansive definitions incorporate some or all of Afghanistan, East Turkestan,... Read More

My daughter and SIL are in the very early stages of planning a month or so in Italy in the summer of 2025 in a couple of different locations; one of which would be a town with a beach that would be easily accessible for travelling with a 3 1/2 year old and a baby who would be approximately 9 months old at that time. It would need to be relatively f... Read More

Still cannot decide on my summer plans. I've enjoyed northern visits the last few years (Iceland in 2022, Denmark and Sweden in 2023) and so I'd like to keep that trend going. Maybe Maine, then? If you did a road trip to Maine from DC, where would you stay overnight on that drive to break it up a bit? Doesn't have to be half and half but I'd like... Read More

We lucked out when an acquaintance posted on Facebook that she had weeks available to rent at the rustic ocean front cottage she had inherited from her grandmother. By the time dh contacted her the only week left was the last week in May. This was our first real vacation together in years and we were no longer the healthy active people we used to b... Read More

Hello all We will be visiting Normandy towards the end of September, arriving via ferry from England and disembarking in Caen. There are 4 of us and we do have a car. Places we would like to see are Caen, Rouen, Honfleur, Bayeux (and D Day beaches), Mount St Michel, La Harve and Etretat. This is our first visit and we want to have enough time... Read More

This is a prior thread about the proposed trip, which we are now in the midst of: https://www.fodors.com/community/europe/a-week-in-galicia-may-1719969/ I will attempt to keep this short and willl be happy to elaborate if anyone wants more details. Background: I have been to Galicia for very short stays, twice before. Both were more than 1... Read More

Thoughts on this itinerary and best things to do? Ideally, would like to have time to do: London: Touristy things and also maybe a day trip somewhere. Paris: Museums, Eiffel, Cafes, day trip? Alps: Scenery and hiking Florence/Tuscany: Museums, food, explore tuscany Rome: Colosseum, Vatican, touristy stuff, food, day trip? Day 1 Arrive Lo... Read More

Some of these questions are going to be so stupid, but I haven't been to France in a couple of decades. I posted before, but I'm hoping being a bit more specific will help, because I really need to book flights, etc. I'm doing a photo workshop in Normandy (Cabourg is the base) in mid-September for 6 nights. I arrive two nights before and have a hot... Read More

Make way - another American wanting to see it all in 2 weeks. This is our first and likely only trip from Texas to Europe with 14 and 16 y/o non history loving teens. We want to make it fun but show them what they can’t see here. We’ve eliminated several places already this is what we are left with. would love advice on what to cut/add and logist... Read More

I could really use some help with my itinerary. This is our first trip to Europe and I'm sure it will be our last also., since we are in our 70 and 80s(my husband and I are married 55 years) We plan to take trains as much as possible. Don't want to waste time in airports but we could fly if needed, but hoping to make our way by trains or a bus if n... Read More

I will be ending my 2+ week trip in Brussels and have a 1.5 day and 2 night stay there in the middle of June. I've been doing some reading on the city but still can't figure out where I should stay because I am having a difficult time getting a handle on the city. Other than the Grand Place with the galeries and strolling around to observe Art Nouv... Read More

We had a delightful trip to Italy in October 2023 and am finally writing this report! After a wonderful trip to Ireland in 2022, we were eager to plan our next adventure. However, our son was about to propose to his girlfriend and we had to wait on their date selection to move forward with our plans. Our ideal time would have been the last 2 wee... Read More

Hello, My husband and I (very active, mid-50s) are traveling from Newark NJ to Malaga arriving at 7:30am, Friday Sept 13th. We fly out of Malaga first thing Sunday Sept 22nd.This is our first trip to Spain, so we're hoping to see a lot, while leaving a little time to relax as well. Here's a preliminary itinerary. Would be very appreciative of you... Read More

My husband and I are planning to visit Croatia in 2025 in late April, early May. He typically insists on two weeks maximum, but I may be able to get a couple of extra days. I want to book AA oneworld award tickets soon, so I would like at least a vague itinerary in place now. The best routing seems to be into Dubrovnik, and out of Zagreb. Husban... Read More

Hoping for some advice please as to whether it would be feasible for us (family of four) arriving in London (Kings Cross Station) on the LNER from Edinburgh (not booked yet so can be any time) to travel to Hammersmith for a 230pm theatre show that runs 2h20m at the Eventim Apollo Theatre, and then on to Heathrow for an 840pm international flight?... Read More